Codsall Community High School
Elliotts Lane, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Simon Maxfield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Federation
- South Staffordshire Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,098
- Pupils on roll
- 1,046
- URN
- 124400
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902907560
About this school
Codsall Community High School is a community secondary school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 1,046 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 251 | 261 | 248 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 | 47.1 | 47.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.25 to +0.11 | +0.19 +0.01 to +0.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 44.1% | 48.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 67.4% | 64.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 9.6% | 8.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Codsall Community High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.7 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,051 |
| 2023/24 | 1,070 |
| 2024/25 | 1,068 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Codsall Community High School compares
Codsall Community High School ranked 15th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.5 | 7.5% | 18.5% | 1,046 | — |
| Aldersley High School | 43.5 | 8.7% | 47.9% | 1,262 | 1.2 miles |
| St Regis Church of England Academy | 36.5 | 7.3% | 53.9% | 798 | 1.9 miles |
| Ormiston NEW Academy | 35.7 | 9.1% | 61.2% | 1,094 | 2.1 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Academy | 50.2 | 4.5% | 45.1% | 1,171 | 2.7 miles |
| Wolverhampton Girls' High School | 75.4 | 4.6% | 15.6% | 1,211 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.46%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.52%
- Persistent absence
- 20.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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Aldersley High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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St Regis Church of England Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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Ormiston NEW Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
St Edmund's Catholic Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
-
Wolverhampton Girls' High School2.8 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Codsall Community High School ranks 7th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Aldersley High School Secondary
- Colton Hills Community School Secondary
- Coppice Performing Arts School Secondary
- Heath Park Secondary
- Highfields School Secondary
- Moreton School Secondary
- Ormiston NEW Academy Secondary
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Secondary
- Smestow Academy Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic Academy Secondary
- St Matthias School Secondary
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Codsall Community High School teach?
- Codsall Community High School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Codsall Community High School?
- The executive headteacher of Codsall Community High School is Mr Simon Maxfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Codsall Community High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Codsall Community High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Codsall Community High School?
- Codsall Community High School has 1,046 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Codsall Community High School full?
- Codsall Community High School has capacity for 1,098 pupils and 1,046 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Codsall Community High School a faith school?
- No. Codsall Community High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Codsall Community High School a selective school?
- No. Codsall Community High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Codsall Community High School?
- Codsall Community High School is part of the South Staffordshire Learning Partnership federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Codsall Community High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.7 in 2022/23 and 47.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Codsall Community High School rank locally?
- Codsall Community High School ranked 15th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Codsall Community High School's absence rate?
- Codsall Community High School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Codsall Community High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Codsall Community High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.